help configuring spam assassin

[Alexander Dalloz]

Am Do, den 22.01.2004 schrieb Marius Andreiana um 14:03:
> Hi
> 
> I'm trying to setup spam assassin with postfix, server-wide preferably,
> without success.
> 
> Got 2 solutions
> 1) postfix+procmail+spam assassin
> on test spam I got the highest level at
> X-Spam-Status:  No, hits=2.8 required=5.0 tests=SUBJ_VIAGRA
> autolearn=no  version=2.60
> 
> and won't give more, although I've trained it with sa-learn on saved
> spam (as a user).
> 
> 2) with amavisd-new
> it gives
> X-Spam-Status:  No, hits=1.3 tagged_above=0.0 required=5.0
> tests=DRASTIC_REDUCED, REMOVE_SUBJ
> 
> I've used these guides:
> http://www.peregrinehw.com/downloads/SpamAssassin/INSTALL-RH9-NOTES
> http://www.bluestream.org/Networking/LinuxSpam.htm
> http://freshmeat.net/articles/view/857/
> 
> How do you get spam-assassin working?

It works as you see. Just gather a lot of ham and SPAM - at least 200
mails of each type - and train your bayes database with it. It will
significantly improve SPAM detection.

> Using razor or dcc is a must?

No, a might use, might improve SPAM recognition but will cost time on
mail handling (if that matters).

> Thanks,

Alexander


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